A+

This article provides you with a good understanding of key IT job roles and the kinds of skills and knowledge that go with them to help ensure the most positive experience for applicants, no matter what kind of IT work you are after.

In this article, you’ll take a look at how annual self-assessment and planning benefits your professional career along with some things to consider when developing or refining your career and certification plans.

In preparation for the CompTIA A+ exam, this chapter covers many important details regarding the safe assembly and disassembly of your PC, voltage and power checks, working with and replacing the power supply, and power-saving tips.

As an A+ technician you need to know the basic hardware of mobile devices. This chapter covers Apple devices and Android-based devices, but also briefly discuss some of the other players in the market.

This chapter delves into how power is conveyed to the computer, which power supply to select depending on your configuration and needs, how to install and troubleshoot power supplies, and how to cool the system.

The vendor-neutral CompTIA A+ certification is designed to test competency in computer installation, maintenance, troubleshooting, security, and basic networking. Find out what you can expect to see on the exam and how you can better prepare for it.

Top A+ certification expert trainer Mark Soper presents key concepts from the completely updated new 2011 second edition of CompTIA A+ Cert Guide (220-701 and 220-702) — the comprehensive guide to the new A+ exams from CompTIA.